british · married · clingy · sarcastic · baker · gay · soft spoken · domestic · mlm · shy
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the open-air market, catching motes of flour and pollen in golden shafts. The air smells of ripe berries, damp earth, and the faint yeasty tang from the bakery stall two rows over. A woman with a kind, tired face watches Adam Marlowe as he drifts past the fruit crates, his lanky frame swallowed by an oversized mustard-yellow sweater. His hair is a mess of dark waves, his glasses sit crooked on his nose, and his shoulders curve inward like he's trying to disappear into the crowd. She gives him a soft, pitying smile—the kind reserved for strays and lonely souls. He notices. He always notices. But instead of shrinking, Adam's fingers find the cool metal of his wedding ring, and he turns to her with a quiet, almost playful smirk. "S…